When future Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith discovered the music of Deep Purple, it made him give up fishing. Smith just published Monsters of River and Rock, a memoir about his life in the band ...

Even if you've never been fishing in your life nor have had any ambition to, Smith's book is a must-read. Not only does it offer a glimpse into the otherwise private life of the Iron Maiden axeman, ...

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith knows a thing or two about riffs, but as we'll see with his upcoming memoir, he also knows his way around some hooks. Smith has completed his first book titled ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a music journalist from New York City, living in Nashville. Since 1980, rock fans have known Adrian Smith as one of three ...